IRL: Race schedule set for Miami-Homestead

20TH Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami To Run Thursday, February 28 -
Saturday, March 2
MIAMI, FL (1/14/02) - The race schedule for the 20th Anniversary Grand
Prix of Miami, featuring the season-opener for the Indy Racing League and
the Rolex...

20TH Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami To Run Thursday, February 28 -
Saturday, March 2

MIAMI, FL (1/14/02) - The race schedule for the 20th Anniversary Grand
Prix of Miami, featuring the season-opener for the Indy Racing League and
the Rolex Sports Car Series Nextel 250, is set for Thursday, February 28
- Saturday, March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The schedule is subject
to change.

Both races will take place on Saturday, March 2 at the Speedway. The
Grand Prix of Miami, the season-opener for the Indy Racing League's
15-race schedule, will begin at 1 p.m. with pre-race ceremonies starting
at noon on Saturday, March 2. Following the Indy Racing event, the Rolex
Sports Car Series Nextel 250 will begin at 3:30 p.m. on the Speedway's
2.21-mile road course.

Thursday, February 28 will serve as Practice Day for both Indy Racing and
the Rolex Sports Car Series, while Friday, March 1 will be
Pole/Qualifying Day for both series.

Both races will be televised live. The Grand Prix of Miami, Indy
Racing's season-opener, will be broadcast live on ABC starting at 1 p.m.
on Saturday, March 2. Following the IRL race, the Rolex Sports Car
Series Nextel 250 will be televised live on Speed Channel.

At the 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami, fans will have the
opportunity to see two exciting types of racing on one Saturday as the
speed of Indy Racing is coupled with the world-class road racing of the
Rolex Sports Cars Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Grand Prix of
Miami features the same cars and drivers that compete in the Indianapolis
500 racing at speeds over 200 miles-per-hour on the Homestead-Miami
Speedway 1.5-mile oval. Following the Grand Prix of Miami, the Rolex
Sports Car series, featuring Porsche, BMW and Corvette, will race in the
Nextel 250 at the Speedway's 2.21-mile road course.

Last year, the Indy Racing League made its debut at Homestead-Miami
Speedway's 1.5-mile oval as Sam Hornish Jr. edged Sarah Fisher and Miami
resident Eliseo Salazar in a thrilling finish. Hornish, Fisher, and
Salazar along with former Indianapolis 500 winners, Al Unser Jr., Buddy
Lazier and Eddie Cheever, Jr., are expected back for this year's Grand
Prix. Joining these IRL veterans will be last year's Indianapolis 500
champion Helio Castroneves and two-time CART champion Gil de Ferran of
Marlboro Team Penske which recently announced plans to compete
exclusively in the Indy Racing League in 2002.

The Rolex Sports Car Series features two categories of competition:
SportsRacing Prototypes and GT cars. The categories are subdivided into
five classes - SportsRacing Prototype, SportsRacing Prototype II, GTS, GT
and American GT, all of which will be competing at the Homestead-Miami
Speedway road course. Fans may view all the action either from the
grandstand or from unique seating areas within the scenic road course.

Tickets to the 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami are available.
Race-day tickets for Saturday, March 2 start at $25 with youth (18 and
under) tickets priced at $15. Three-day packages, including Race Day,
Pole and Qualifying Day, Practice Day, and Paddock Pass, are available
for $70. Admission for Pole and Qualifying Day only on Friday, March 1
is $20, while admission for Practice Day on Thursday, February 28 is
$10. Children 12 and under are admitted free on Thursday and Friday with
a paid adult admission.

Season tickets for the 2002 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway are also
available. In addition to seating for the 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of
Miami, season ticket packages include seating for the first-ever NASCAR
Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the NASCAR Winston Cup,
Busch Grand National and Craftsman Truck Series, November 14-17 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway. Season ticket packages, starting at $125,
include preferred parking for all race weekends, tickets to all practice
and qualifying days, and a limited edition 2002 season poster.

For tickets or for more information, call (305) 230-RACE or log on to the
Speedway's official web site, www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com.